Causapscal

Causapscal
City
Causapscal church
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Causapscal Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°22′N 67°14′W / 48.367°N 67.233°W / 48.367; -67.233[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matapédia
Constituted	December 31, 1997
Government [2]
• Mayor	Odile Roy
• Federal riding	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	161.00 km2 (62.16 sq mi)
• Land	161.61 km2 (62.40 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,147
• Density	13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	6.8%
• Dwellings	1,140
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 1J0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.causapscal.net

Causapscal (/koʊˈzɑːpskæl/) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. It is located at the confluence of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers, along Quebec Route 132, approximately halfway between Mont-Joli and Campbellton, New Brunswick. It is served by the Causapscal railway station (the town can be reached by Via Rail on the named train The Ocean, between Montreal and Halifax) and the Causapscal Airport.

The city's name is taken from the geographic township of Casupscull (proclaimed in 1864), which in turn is derived from the Mi'kmaq word Goesôpsiag (or Gesapsgel, Gesôpsgigel), meaning "stony bottom", "swift water", or "rocky point", likely referring to the rocky river bed of the Causapscal River.^[1]